"I was told they were performance artists from France and were highly recommended. I think I was told wrong," said promoter K3vin D0rsman

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aka costes roffles. caught the show last night in providence. still classic.

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South Dakota Art Center Stops French Performance Involving Vomiting, Simulated Sex
Saturday, March 10, 2007

RAPID CITY, South Dakota — A show where French performance artists vomited, simulated sex and threw fake feces was stopped by the promoter, who quickly apologized.

Lisou Prout and Jean-Louis Costes also stripped and spit potato chips on the crowd at a local arts center.

Audience members said the act depicted American life from birth to death. The show was stopped shortly after a simulated sex act involving a carrot.

"I was told they were performance artists from France and were highly recommended. I think I was told wrong," said promoter Kevin Dorsman, who stopped the show.

It was much too extreme for Rapid City, population 60,000 or so, but well done as performance art, Dorsman added.

"My understanding is nobody had any idea, and these two performers just decided to drop their drawers or whatever," said Barb Evenson, who handles rentals for the Dahl Arts Center.

Dorsman stressed that the art center had nothing to do with bringing in the group.

"For me, I think they got their point across, but I think for most people, they were either completely shocked or disgusted," audience member Ben Lemay said.

― Edward III, Monday, 19 March 2007 14:54 (eighteen years ago)

last chance to catch them in the act

Wed 21 New Brunswick, NJ @ Plum Street
Thu 22 Philladelphia, Pa @ Pageant Gallery w/ Rubbed Raw
Fri 23 Washington DC @ Velvet Lounge
Baltimore, MD tour finale party tba

― Edward III, Monday, 19 March 2007 14:56 (eighteen years ago)

COSTES are stupid.

― Catsupppppppppppppp dude ‫茄蕃‪, Monday, 19 March 2007 15:06 (eighteen years ago)

shit rules dude

― sexyDancer, Monday, 19 March 2007 15:22 (eighteen years ago)

campaign of capricious banning has begun

― Edward III, Monday, 19 March 2007 15:22 (eighteen years ago)

FEEDING BEARS in ASIA

― Catsupppppppppppppp dude ‫茄蕃‪, Monday, 19 March 2007 15:23 (eighteen years ago)

I saw them with PENGO and all I got were stinky shoes.

― Catsupppppppppppppp dude ‫茄蕃‪, Monday, 19 March 2007 15:23 (eighteen years ago)

that bears link was to rong thred

― Catsupppppppppppppp dude ‫茄蕃‪, Monday, 19 March 2007 15:24 (eighteen years ago)

I think I just got a timeout

― Edward III, Monday, 19 March 2007 15:24 (eighteen years ago)

it's really the very real pissing in each other's mouths that really does it

― sexyDancer, Monday, 19 March 2007 15:25 (eighteen years ago)

can't decide whether show or resulting coverage is better

“To reduce a show as complex as mine to spitting chips is not fair. It is forgetting the romantic and mystical, and funny parts, to keep only what could be a matter for scandal,” he said.

http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2007/03/17/news/top/news00i_costes.txt

― Edward III, Monday, 19 March 2007 15:26 (eighteen years ago)

actually those bears are eating carrots so it kind of works

― Edward III, Monday, 19 March 2007 15:27 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1798839/posts?page=8

― Catsupppppppppppppp dude ‫茄蕃‪, Monday, 19 March 2007 15:35 (eighteen years ago)

This is the sort of thing gives Performance Art a bad name. Especially the bit with the carrot. Now, smearing yourself with chocolate, that's OK.

FREEPERS OTM!!!

― Catsupppppppppppppp dude ‫茄蕃‪, Monday, 19 March 2007 15:37 (eighteen years ago)

c'mon, the show has costes crucified with a beer can in his hand, singing "the beer is fresh but I cannot drink it!"

this speaks to teh human condition.

― Edward III, Monday, 19 March 2007 15:52 (eighteen years ago)

Costes was with Lisa Carver, right?

― nathalie, Monday, 19 March 2007 15:59 (eighteen years ago)

yeah, about 17 years ago. they're still in contact tho, she was at the boston show.

― Edward III, Monday, 19 March 2007 16:11 (eighteen years ago)

costes - suckdog = still great

but

costes + suckdog was exploding supernova of craziness

― Edward III, Monday, 19 March 2007 16:15 (eighteen years ago)

costes in providence a few years ago was pretty giggly funny.

― ian, Monday, 19 March 2007 16:42 (eighteen years ago)

where was that? on/near troy st? costes was describing where he played last time to me and I couldn't remember the name. I think I saw landed there once.

articles / photos of costes shows don't appropriately convey how fucking funny they are. comparisons to gg allin are so off the mark I don't even know where to begin. also missing is how costes shows are simultaneously over the top obscene yet somehow endearingly innocent and childlike. it's like kids playing with their food and bodies and making up absurd but accurate stories about how grownups behave.

― Edward III, Monday, 19 March 2007 16:52 (eighteen years ago)

OMG they are playing at Plum St. in New Brunswick. Vomiting and throwing feces probably won't even get them noticed there.

― Hurting 2, Monday, 19 March 2007 18:04 (eighteen years ago)

THE FECES R NOT REAL

― Catsupppppppppppppp dude ‫茄蕃‪, Monday, 19 March 2007 18:04 (eighteen years ago)

OUTRAGE

― Edward III, Monday, 19 March 2007 18:21 (eighteen years ago)

I WANTED HUMAN FAECES AND ALL I GOT WAS LOUSY CHOCOLATE PUDDING

― Edward III, Monday, 19 March 2007 18:22 (eighteen years ago)

(the piss is real if that's any consolation)

― Edward III, Monday, 19 March 2007 18:23 (eighteen years ago)

and finally the greatest one of all, "so i'm at power exchange (a sex club in SF) and i'm taking a piss and this amazingly cute guy is just staring at my cock. like he has the most beautiful eyes i've ever seen. so he just takes my cock and shoves it in his mouth and starts guzling. and i had like a cup of coffee and a few green teas. boy can i pee forever when i have to. so we ended up dating for a few months"

JasonD (JasonD) on Tuesday, 4 November 2003 06:42 (3 years ago)

― jaxon, Monday, 19 March 2007 19:48 (eighteen years ago)

http://pandagon.net/2007/03/25/a-freeper-is-invited-to-a-same-sex-wedding-and-asks-for-advice/

― Catsupppppppppppppp dude ‫茄蕃‪, Monday, 26 March 2007 18:27 (eighteen years ago)

"Would you go if he was about to profess his love and commit his life to a cocker spaniel?"

― Catsupppppppppppppp dude ‫茄蕃‪, Monday, 26 March 2007 18:28 (eighteen years ago)

waht the freep

― Edward III, Monday, 26 March 2007 19:10 (eighteen years ago)

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